Mathematics

Children will develop their maths skills through the following physical activities:

Activities

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Paper Fortune Teller

Paper Fortune Teller supports fine and gross motor development, social skills, mathematics, communication and literacy.

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Bicycle Park

MM Maths

  • Number your bicycles.
  • Create numbered bicycle parking spaces.
  • Number the parking spaces to correspond with the numbers on the bicycles.
  • Encourage children to park their bicycle in the space with the corresponding number.

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Active Ten Frames

Draw a large Ten Frame outdoors or where there is space for children to stand in each square.

Dancing

Activity One

  • Show the children a card, e.g. 3
  • Each child takes a turn to do a dance move in 3 squares (or the selected number) .

Activity Two

  • 10 children
  • Start with the first child dancing once in square one.
  • Second child goes to the second square and they both dance twice.
  • Etc.

Marching

Activity One

  • Show the children a card, e.g. 5
  • Each child takes a turn to march in 5 squares (or the selected number) .

Activity Two

  • 10 children
  • Start with the first child marching once in square one.
  • Second child goes to the second square and they both march twice.
  • Etc.

Hopping

Activity One

  • Show the children a card, e.g. 7
  • Each child takes a turn to hop in 7 squares (or the selected number) .

Activity Two

  • 10 children
  • Start with the first child hopping once in square one.
  • Second child goes to the second square and they both hop twice.
  • Etc.

Spinning

Activity One

  • Show the children a card, e.g. 8
  • Each child takes a turn to spin in 8 squares (or the selected number) .

Activity Two

  • 10 children
  • Start with the first child spinning once in square one.
  • Second child goes to the second square and they both spin twice.
  • Etc.

Physical activities that support the development of Maths:

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